U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 5 (of 5): Operations in West KoreaUnited States. Marine Corps
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U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 5 (of 5): Operations in West Korea
United States. Marine Corps
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Campaigns; United States. Marine Corps -- History -- Korean War, 1950-1953
Located approximately 15 miles east of the Marine MLR, the Camp Casey
reserve complex consisted of three major areas. They were: the central
one, Casey, which gave its name to the entire installation and would
house the new division CP and 5th Marines; Indianhead, to the north,
where the 7th Marines, 1st KMC Regiment, Division Reconnaissance
Company, machine gun and NCO schools were to be established; and
Britannia, to the south, assigned to the 1st Marines. Motor transport,
engineer, and medical units in support of the respective regiments were
to locate nearby.
On 27 April, the day after resumption of truce talks at Panmunjom,
Company A engineers began the work of clearing the camp site, erecting
prefabricated buildings, and pioneering roads in the 7th Marines
northern area. Two days later the 1st KMC Engineer Company was also
detailed to Indianhead for work on the 1st KMC Regimental camp. Company
C engineers and Company A, 1st Shore Party Battalion, attached to the
Engineer Battalion, meanwhile moved into the Casey sector to ready the
relocated Division CP and the 5th Marines camp.
Tactical relief of the 1st Marine Division officially began 1 May.
By the time it was over, four days later, more than 2,370 truckloads
of Marine personnel and equipment had been used in the transfer to
Camp Casey. Described another way: if placed bumper to bumper in a
continuous convoy, this would have extended more than six miles, the
length of the MLR held by a Marine regiment in any major defense
sector. As a preliminary step in the relief, on 29 April the division
assumed operational control of several incoming Army artillery units
(the 8th, 64th, 69th, and 90th Field Artillery Battalions, and the 21st
Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion) plus elements of the Turkish
command, including the TAFC Field Artillery Battalion. By midafternoon,
the first of the Army infantry relief personnel had also arrived in
the division sector, when elements of the three battalions of the 35th
Infantry Regiment had reported in to respective 1st Marines[412] host
units, preparatory to assuming responsibility for the center sector of
the Marine line.
[412] The regiment was newly-commanded by Colonel Nelson, the
former UN Personnel and Medical Processing Unit officer,
who succeeded Colonel Adams as CO, 1st Marines on 1 May.
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